If you would like to apply for a place at Wombwell Park Street Primary School then we would strongly suggest that you visit the school and speak to staff, to get a feel of the school's ethos and vision on education, to see if it matches your own. Please speak to Office staff to organise a convenient time to visit the school and speak to Mrs C Lawson (Headteacher) or Mrs L Longden (Deputy Headteacher). If you know the school well and simply require support filling in the admission paperwork, do not hesitate to contact Carol Hitchens (Parent Support Advisor) for help.

Our Admission Criteria, in line with that of the LA - what do I need to do if I want to apply?:At Park Street, children whose fifth birthday falls between 1 September and 31 August are admitted to Reception at the beginning of the Autumn term (September) of that academic year, usually on a full time basis. Application forms for full time schooling can be collected from the main school Office or a place can simply be applied for online at the following addresses. Please be aware that you are applying for a place at Wombwell Park Street through Admissions and Admissions decide on which children are placed where, not the school.https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/children-families-and-education/schools-and-learning/school-admissions-and-transfers/primary-school-places/

Further information can be gained from staff at Admissions on: 01226 773689/773588/773677/773506.

Please note that admission to Park Street Nursery does NOT give the child preferential treatment or an automatic place in Reception. However, the School Admissions Code makes provision for all children to be admitted to school in the September following their fourth birthday. You will be offered a full-time place from September although parents will be able to access this entitlement through one of the following options.

Under rules issued by the Government, parents have the right to apply for a place at any school in Barnsley or surrounding district regardless of their address. To enable us to plan effectively for a child’s education it would be helpful if parents of pre-school children, who would like a place at our school, could register their child’s name with the LA at the appropriate time. Application forms can be found in the Authority’s Handbook, which will be distributed from the School or copies can be collected from the Education Department.

If the number of applications at the school exceeds the number of places available, the following criteria are used by the Local Authority to allocate places:

First, Children in Public Care

Second, children who have a statement of special educational needs

Third, children with brothers and/or sisters attending the school are considered first.

Lastly, the distance between the child’s normal place of residence and the school is measured in a straight line on the map; the closest addresses gain places until the school is full.

If you are applying for a place at Park Street for a Reception aged child and you are unsuccessful, Admissions will give your child a place at an alternative school. You have the right to appeal at this stage via the Education Committee to an Independent Appeals Tribunal, who will make the final decision. This will be a stage 1 Appeal if we have reached our maximum Admissions Number for that year and the class sizes are full at 30. It will be a stage 2 Appeal if we have reached our Admissions Number for that year, but class sizes are below 30. In the absence of an appeal, parents will be expected to approach the school setting given or an alternative one, in liaison with Barnsley Admissions.

If you want to apply mid year for a place at Park Street and your child is in years R-Y6, then the process is similar...please see further down this page for further information.

All decisions regarding the admission of children to school rest with the Local Authority. The school can not give an opinion of the likelihood of a particular child being admitted.

Our current school organisation:Normally, children will be placed in classes according to their ability and/or chronological age. However, situations may arise when it would be impossible or even undesirable for a child to be placed in a certain class. The placement of any child in a particular class is at the discretion of the Headteacher.

Our admission number for Reception 2015-16 (Year 2s 2017-18) and Reception 2016-17 (Year 1s 2017-18) is 50 children and for Reception in 2017-18 is 45. All other year groups have an admissions number of 34 (current Year 3-6, 2017-18). This increase in our admissions number means that we have had three new classrooms built on around the back of the school - exciting times at Park Street! From September 2017, our permanent admissions number will be 45. This means we have seven year groups with three different sets of admission numbers! This can be quite confusing - further below is a letter which has been issued to parents of children starting with us in September 2017, which goes someway to explain the organisation of classes through EYFS and KS1.

Key Stage 1 class size is something that parents should be aware of at Park Street; full information is in the LA admissions booklet, a copy of which is available from the LA Admissions Section on Barnsley 773689. In Key Stage 1, we are allowed legal class size limits of 30 (no more). As a result of this, we have to split year groups through Key Stage 1 and potentially through Key Stage 2 as classes with larger admission numbers (eg 45 and 50) transition in to key stage 2. This provides lots of benefits as we can mix the children in a way that is best for them :

with the teacher that we feel they'll respond best to

with the preferred social groupings

with children working at similar stages in their development.

We ask that parents trust our professional judgement in this matter, for the benefit of the children's development.

How are our classes organised at the moment?Please find information below on the reasoning behind class organisation in Reception and key stage . Also please find a below our current numbers on role.

In year application to Wombwell Park Street Primary School:On occasions, families apply for their children to be admitted to our school, for example if they have recently moved in to the LA and wish to move their child schools. These children might be in any year group from reception to Year 6 and it may be at any point within the year. If this is the case, we recommend that you contact our main school Office and discuss a convenient time to come and look around school, to see if our school is the right one for your child and family. Mrs C Lawson is always happy to show parents around school and discuss any questions they might have. Once you have made a decision, we recommend that you contact Barnsley School Admissions on 01226 773689/773588/773677/773506. You will be issued with an application form to fill in and return to Admissions. Section 7 is for your previous Headteacher to fill in about key information relating to your child - School and Admissions will be able to support with this. Once this is completed, Admissions will contact us at school to see if we have any spaces (compared to our admissions number). If we are full at our admissions number, you will be able to go to appeal. At an appeal, an independent panel will listen to the LA's and the school's stance and will also listen to your own personal circumstances. The panel will then reach a decision and let you know within 5 working days of the appeal. If your child is granted a place at Wombwell Park Street, then you should contact school as soon as possible, for us to arrange a starting date.

If your child is in receipt of an EHCP, then it is important to state this at the point of application and the Admissions team will liaise with the SEN Team and the Leadership in school, to decide on whether or not the school can meet your child's needs. This will be part of a 15 day consultation period.

Policies:Please find below a link to the current and planned policies ('Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools') for 2016-17, 2017-178 and 2018-19.

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General Enquiries: ​Office staff will be happy to assist you with any enquiries and direct you to the relevant staff as necessary. Our Leadership team will always be happy to help, as will our Parent Support Advisor Carol Hitchens.

If you require a paper copy of any of the information found on our website we will be happy to provide you with this free of charge upon request, Please contact a member of our office staff who will be more than willing to help.